Pine Hill, New York
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) in the western part of the town of Shandaken
Shandaken, New York
Shandaken is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,235. The name is from a native phrase for "land of rapid waters."...
in Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
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, New York
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, United States
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. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population
Population
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of 308.
History
Pine Hill became an important tourist community when the Ulster and Delaware Railroad railroad reached it in 1872. It was known as the "Saratoga" of the Catskills. In 1895, Pine Hill became an incorporated village, but the village voted to dissolve its incorporationMunicipal corporation
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in 1985, becoming an unincorporated entity (hamlet).
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²).5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.47% is water
Water
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The community is inside the Catskill Park.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 308 people, 138 households, and 81 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 146.2 per square mile (56.4/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 132.4/sq mi (51.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.94% White, 2.60% African American, 0.65% Native American, 3.57% Asian, 2.27% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.87% of the population.
There were 138 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,229, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $46,000 versus $25,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the CDP was $15,858. About 10.1% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those sixty five or over.